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| station by an unknewn man | dvivine 3, car bearing Austrian number, plates. The further movements of this car have not been traced. It is probable that it tock Mrs. Macléan and the children from: Schwarzach St. Veit to neighboring territory in Russian occupation whenee she proceeded on her journey to join her husband. There was no question of. pre- venting Mrs. Macleat from leaving. the United Kingdom to go to live in Switzerland. Al- though she was under no obii- gation -to feport her niove- ments she had been regularly in teuch with the security au- thorities and had informed them. that she wished to make her home in Switzerland, She gave two good reasolis, firstly, that she wished to avoid the persdnal embarrassment to which she had been ‘subjected by the press in the United Kingdom and, secondly, that she wished to educate her chil- dren in the International School in Geneva, it will be rementbered that Mrs. Maclean was an. American citizen ard in. view of the pub- licity caused. by her husband's L flight it was only natural that she should wish to bring up her children in new surroundings. Before she left for Geneva the security authorities made ar- rangements with her whereby | she was to keep in touch with ! the British authorities in Berne and Geneva in case she should her husband or require advice or assistance, Mrs, Maclean was a free agent. The authori- ties had no legal megzeof ds. , -taittgtrersin. the United King- dom. Any form of surveillance abroad would have been unwar- | ranted, receive any further news from. ;